全球城市突发灾害与治理
文章摘要:中低收入国家城市化加速后,城市居民面临着因人口增长、气候变化、社会两极分化等因素而加剧的“城市风险”。从已发生灾害所造成的人员伤亡和相对财产损失看,发展中国家远超发达国家。中低收入国家城市贫民的脆弱性过高,抗灾能力大大低于发达国家城市人口和本国中高收入阶层。城市贫民窟的地理位置、生活条件、人口密度等使其居民非常缺乏抵御突发灾害的能力。为降低灾害对全球中低收入国家城市贫民的威胁,联合国、各国政府、非政府组织历经10年努力在贫民窟的治理和改... 展开
Abstract:The accelerated urbanization in low- to mid-income nations has led city dwellers to face more risks of serious disasters due to population density,climate change,property gaps,and so forth. The casualties and relative property losses in the low- and mid-income countries far surpass those in high-income countries because the urban poor in the former are highly vulnerable and their capability of surviving disasters is much lower than... 展开